Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Perognathus merriami compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Cotoneaster
Species	Perognathus merriami	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.